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A strange and surprising debate: mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England

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A strange and surprising debate: mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England. / Wragge-Morley, A.
In: Endeavour, 01.06.2009, p. 76-80.

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Wragge-Morley, A 2009, 'A strange and surprising debate: mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England', Endeavour, pp. 76-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2009.05.001

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Wragge-Morley, A. (2009). A strange and surprising debate: mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England. Endeavour, 76-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2009.05.001

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Wragge-Morley A. A strange and surprising debate: mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England. Endeavour. 2009 Jun 1;76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2009.05.001

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Wragge-Morley, A. / A strange and surprising debate : mountains, original sin and 'science' in seventeenth-century England. In: Endeavour. 2009 ; pp. 76-80.

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